Hymn of Acxiom - Parkway West Jazz Choir

Parkway West High School is located in Chesterfield, MO, a suburb of St. Louis.

Hymn of Acxiom - lyrics and credits below

Somebody hears you. you know that. you know that.
Somebody hears you. you know that inside.
Someone is learning the colors of all your moods, to
(say just the right thing and) show that you’re understood.
Here you’re known.

Leave your life open. you don’t have. you don’t have.
Leave your life open. you don’t have to hide.
Someone is gathering every crumb you drop, these
(mindless decisions and) moments you long forgot.
Keep them all.

Let our formulas find your soul.
We’ll divine your artesian source (in your mind),
Marshal feed and force (our machines will)
To design you a perfect love—
Or (better still) a perfect lust.
O how glorious, glorious: a brand new need is born.

Now we possess you. you’ll own that. you’ll own that.
Now we possess you. you’ll own that in time.
Now we will build you an endlessly upward world,
(reach in your pocket) embrace you for all you’re worth.

Is that wrong?
Isn’t this what you want?
Amen.


Performed by the Parkway West Jazz Choir
Composed by Vienna Teng
Adapted for Jazz Choir by Kerry Marsh
Audio Recording: Shane Phenicie
Audio Mixing and Mastering: Tony Marx
Video Director, Director of Photography, Editor: Orion Madsen
Motion Camera Operator: John Peckham
On-Set Audio Playback: Shane Phenicie
Production Assistant: Rowan Peckham

Sculptures featured courtesy of Laumeier Sculpture Park http://www.laumeiersculpturepark.org/

Arena, 2016 http://www.laumeiersculpturepark.org/...

Pool Complex: Orchard Valley, 1983–85 http://www.laumeiersculpturepark.org/...

Man with Briefcase at #2968443, 1986 http://www.laumeiersculpturepark.org/...

Eye, 2007 http://www.laumeiersculpturepark.org/...

Parkway West High Jazz Choir - Brian Parrish, Director
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Mason Todd
Mitchell Vierling
Caroline Vogl
Betsy Wait